Newburgh man gets 10 years for shooting that injured two

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May 3, 2014 at 2:00 AM

GOSHEN — A City of Newburgh man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for a shooting that left an innocent bystander permanently disabled.Cory Jones, 19, had pleaded guilty in March in Orange County Court to felony in the July 3 shooting. Jones admitted to firing the gun, causing injuries to two bystanders, one of them a woman who lost her foot because of the gunshot wound.Assistant District Attorney Christopher Kelly asked Judge Jeffrey berry to impose a 14-year prison term. Jones' lawyer, Natasha Turner, asked the judge to abide by his promise to cap the sentence at 12 years, and to consider less because this was Jones' first arrest, and he has taken full responsibility.Jones spoke briefly, offering apologies to the victims, to his family, and to others hurt by his actions.